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Taking the same crowd-sourcing approach it applied to traffic, the Waze mobile app is going to improve the quality of information about local businesses and residences. It will need help from its users, though, and that’s where the new Places feature comes into play.

The latest version of Waze, which is owned by [company]Google[/company], lets people update or add information about the places they visit. The company did much the same when it debuted, sharing user-submitted data about traffic on the roads. With Places, it’s the same recipe, only applied to locations. The idea is that if everyone adds details about the places they visit, the whole community benefits. Of course, that user-submitted data will also make a fine addition to Google Maps as Google bought Waze last year for a reported $1 billion.

The Places feature supports user-submitted photos of places and editing or addition of details including…

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Shameer Thaha is a serial technopreneur on a mission to liberate 7 billion creative minds. He is the CEO of Accubits (MENA) a technology company that focuses on AI and Blockchain. Accubits is one of the world leaders in Blockchain and ICO technology with operations in Middle East, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong and USA. Accubits had the distinction of being featured in the Inc42’s Startup Watchlist as one of the top 13 Blockchain companies to watchout for the in 2018 thanks to its futuristic products. Some of the company’s most notable clients are NASA, USPS, Landmark group and Dubai Smart Government.
He holds an MBA from S P Jain School of Global Management and a bachelors in Engineering from Kerala University. He has worked with corporations such as Infosys, Microsoft and has transformed businesses from concept to multimillion enterprises. He has over 15 years of industry experience and is passionate about building high performing teams and improving efficiencies. He is a published author and a speaker at global conferences.
Shameer is an advisor at the Global Skill Development Council and also selectively advises high potential companies with their ICO, Blockchain or AI implementations.